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Bennett wins Capote Literary Trust Scholarship
Apr 28, 2015

Andrew D. Bennett of Cary has won the Truman Capote Literary Trust Scholarship for Creative Writing (prose) for 2015-16. Bennett is a junior at Appala...

Faculty restructure biology curriculum for science and non-science majors
Apr 21, 2015

BOONE—Changes to modernize the biology curriculum and address a variety of learners has resulted in a restructuring of the four-year biology curricu...

Ed Cabbell Scholarship Benefit Concert
Apr 16, 2015

The Center for Appalachian Studies invites you to join us on April 16, 2015 from 6:30-9:00 for a concert of students, friends, and alumni of the Cente...

Faculty research gains national attention
Apr 14, 2015

Faculty members Marian Williams and Jeff Holcomb, both of the Department of Government and Justice Studies, conducted a study on asset forfeiture to b...

Trapped in Guyland?
Apr 13, 2015

In 1960, by the age of 30 almost 70% of American men had left home, completed their educations, found a partner and started work. By comparison, today...

ASU Graduation

Four graduating seniors to speak at the spring 2015 commencement
Apr 8, 2015

For the first time, the College of Arts and Sciences has offered graduating seniors the opportunity to be selected as the college’s keynote speakers...

Appalachian professors honored for excellence in teaching
Apr 8, 2015

BOONE—Six professors at Appalachian State University have been honored for their teaching.As runner up to a UNC Board of Governors Award for Teachin...

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Faculty members at Appalachian granted tenure and promotion
Apr 3, 2015

BOONE—The following faculty members at Appalachian State University have been promoted to associate professor and granted tenure by the university...

Career confirmed by thinking small…nano-scale small
Apr 1, 2015

Many people probably do not know what carbon nanotubes are, butknows they’re something to get excited about.Zeidell, a graduate student in the Depar...

Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay to speak at Appalachian April 16
Apr 1, 2015

BOONE—“Bad Feminist” author Roxane Gay will present a craft talk April 16 at 2 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Table Rock Room at Appalachian...